SumTotal Systems Selected by Poudre Valley Health System to Develop Employees and Educate the Community

Mountain View, Calif., December 22, 2008 — SumTotal® Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: SUMT), the market leader and a global provider of talent development solutions, today announced that Poudre Valley Health System has selected SumTotal Systems TotalLMSTM solution to address the needs of its employees and the communities it services.

Based in Fort Collins, Colorado, Poudre Valley Health System provides a regional network of health care services for the people of northern Colorado, southern Wyoming, and western Nebraska. With two hospitals, Poudre Valley Hospital in Fort Collins and Medical Center of the Rockies in Loveland, plus a network of clinics and care facilities, its mission is to provide quality, innovative, and comprehensive world class health care that exceeds expectations.  Poudre Valley Health System is a 2008 recipient of the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award, the nation’s highest Presidential honor for organizational innovation and performance excellence.

“The SumTotal solution will allow us to better manage our internal talent by giving us the tools to focus strategically on attracting, engaging, developing, and retaining employees,” said Lupe Aragon, Interim Director for Organizational Development for Poudre Valley Health Systems. “TotalLMS will enable us to track and develop our staff’s individual talents and to easily access the information.”

Poudre Valley Health System will also use TotalLMS to educate the broader community.  With this cost-effective platform, the health system will be able to provide individualized information to members of the community based on their interests.

“TotalLMS will provide Poudre Valley with an easy solution to a difficult challenge – effectively managing information,” said Jon Ciampi, Vice President of Product Management at SumTotal Systems. “Our solution will put information at the users’ fingertips.  Whether employee- or community-specific, the Poudre Valley Health System will be able to better serve the needs of everyone involved.”

About SumTotal Systems, Inc.
SumTotal Systems, Inc. is the global leader of strategic Human Capital Management (HCM) solutions that provide organizations with a new level of visibility to help make more informed business decisions and accelerate growth. Recognized by industry analysts as the most complete solution, SumTotal provides full employee lifecycle management, including a core system of record, from a single provider for improved business intelligence. The company offers customers of all sizes and industries the most flexibility and choice with multiple purchase, configuration, and deployment options. We have increased the performance of the world’s largest organizations including Sony Electronics (NYSE: SNE), AstraZeneca (NYSE: AZN [ADR]; London: AZN), Amway (KUL:AMWAY), Seagate (NYSE: STX), Dell (NASDAQ:DELL), and Google (NASDAQ:GOOG).
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